Neanderthals were previously thought to have gone extinct without interbreeding with modern humans, but presently certain living humans hailing from certain parts of the world can have up to 2% Neanderthal genes

Locked in our genetic blueprint, a discovery has been made using a fossil found in Siberia that points to a "ghost population" that indicates a hybridization between Neanderthals and Denisovans.

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